Chicago mayor calls on Texas to cease sending migrants to the city

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: UPI

May 1 (UPI) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to not follow through with his "inhuman and dangerous" plan to send more migrants and asylum seekers from his southern state to her city. The outgoing Chicago mayor made her appeal to the Republican governor in a letter Sunday, stating that they are aware Texas is planning as soon as Monday to start sending migrants to Democrat-led cities including Chicago.

"Chicago is a Welcoming City and we collaborate with county, state and community partners to rise to this challenge, but your lack of consideration or coordination in an attempt to cause chaos and score political points has resulted in a critical tipping point in our ability to receive individuals and families in a safe, orderly and dignified way," Lightfoot wrote.

"We simply have no more shelters, spaces or resources to accommodate an increase of individuals at this level, with little coordination or care, that does not pose a risk to them or others."

In protest of the Biden administration's border policies, Abbott has been busing migrants and asylum seekers from his state to the Democratic-led sanctuary of Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., since last year, attracting the condemnation of human rights advocates and President Joe Biden.


Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/01/Chicago-mayor-urges-Texas-end-busing/4821682921474/

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The Biden administration has been in the process of setting up "processing centers" closer to where these folks are from, within Central and South America - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143066965

[harun]

1. Using migrants as political weapons brings bad karma

[flying_wahini]

2. But not soon enough, in my book.

Abbott is a stain on America. Truly a vile person.

[mopinko]

3. it's bad. twitter is full of pics of folks sleeping on police station floors.

mostly from the rare chi-magats, trying to prove chgo is a hell hole.
who took the pics and why they published them, if they had permission, is a topic of some debate.

[BOSSHOG]

4. When ya don't know how to lead, govern or manage money

When you have no compassion. When you have no plan. You spend government money to send your problems elsewhere. Greg will be fine. Stupid people vote.

[JudyM]

5. Good that she is creating a record.

[JI7]

6. They are just following their Christian religion

An 8 year ikes boy shot to death and his response is to declare him illegal.